Month: October 2021

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s National Court has consented to the extradition to the United States of ex-Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez’s former nurse, who is charged in Miami with money laundering. The court said in a statement that its magistrates consider that all requirements are met for the extradition of Claudia Díaz to proceed. The court

CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago man who pleaded guilty to stealing more than $831,000 from a charity he ran for kids with disabilities and spending the money on golf outings, luxury vacations and tickets to NBA games has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison. Forty-five-year-old Stuart Nitzkin pleaded guilty earlier this

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says a Russian warship has prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan. The ministry charged that the Russian navy’s Admiral Tributs destroyer came as close as 60 meters

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest against police brutality in Wisconsin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police did nothing to prevent the violence. Rittenhouse shot Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz during the protest in Kenosha

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The number of people in Puerto Rico who identified as “white” in the most recent census plummeted almost 80%, sparking a conversation of identity on an island breaking away from a past where race was not tracked and seldom debated in public. The drastic

By SIAN WATSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — During the pandemic, shock rocker Alice Cooper replaced touring with tap dancing. The 73-year-old rock icon went from playing to crowds of 95,000 to an audience of zero. He admitted the transition was hard. So he spent his down time with his family in Phoenix developing an

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister says his country has set the future decarbonization of the economy as a priority in its pandemic recovery plan submitted formally for consideration to the European Commission. But Prime Minister Stefan Yanev also warned that Bulgaria will try to negotiate for itself a 10-year extension in the

BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank says financial risks from China Evergrande Group’s debt problems are “controllable” and unlikely to spill over, amid growing investor concerns that the crisis could ripple through other developers. Evergrande is the world’s most indebted developer, with over $300 billion in liabilities. The company has missed a third round of

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus Civil Aviation official says United Nations inspectors have completed their examination of a small aircraft kept in storage on the east Mediterranean island nation, which was reportedly suspected of busting a U.N. arms embargo on Libya. Civil Aviation Chief Operations Officer Charis Antoniades told

By JO KEARNEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LEIGH-ON-SEA, England (AP) — A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was a terrorist incident. A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which united Britain’s fractious politicians in

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is quietly advancing controversial settlement projects in and around Jerusalem while refraining from major announcements that could anger the Biden administration. Critics say Israel is paving the way for rapid growth when the political climate changes. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid met with U.S. officials in

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s new national airline has made its inaugural flight and unveiled its new name and logo. ITA Airways has recycled the red, white and green of its predecessor as it tries to chart a new future amid competition from low-cost airlines. ITA, or Italy Air Transport, officially

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police say they have arrested 56 people who will likely face charges of kidnapping after two government Cabinet ministers and a deputy minister were taken hostage for about three hours on Thursday night. It happened when the ministers’ meeting with military veterans

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in September from the month before,

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says there must be no rush in officially recognizing the Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan, but has stressed the need to engage in talks with them. During a video call Friday with leaders of other ex-Soviet nations, Putin said the new Afghan government formed

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan court has summoned the country’s attorney general and a former navy commander to explain the prosecutor’s decision not to press charges for the abduction and deaths of 11 men during the country’s civil war. The families of the victims earlier this week

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has reiterated that anti-Semitism “has no place” in the 27-nation bloc. Friday’s statement came after Slovenian Prime minister Janez Jansa posted a message on social media that was criticized by some European lawmakers as anti-Semitic. Jansa, whose country currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency, accused several members of

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Union agencies are launching a year-long operation to crack down on fraud targeting the bloc’s multibillion euro COVID-19 pandemic recovery fund. The EU police agency Europol said Friday that Operation Sentinel will coordinate the fight against fraud, tax evasion, excise fraud, corruption, embezzlement, misappropriation and money laundering and and

VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will let the public have a closer look at life on board the International Spacer Station. Fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa is set to rocket to space in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with producer Yozo Hirano, who will film

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of protesters in Bangladesh’s capital have clashed with police, amid Muslim-Hindu tensions in the country. Police Friday used tear gas and batons against demonstrators angry over what they perceived as an image insulting Islam that had gone viral over social media. Demonstrators gathered to protest images that earlier emerged on

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The Brexit brawl has kicked into high gear, almost a year after a deal on a free trade agreement was supposed to have officially sealed the separation between the European Union and the United Kingdom. The top Brexit negotiators from both sides entered talks again Friday, with

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Three German parties have announced that they aim to open formal coalition talks, moving a big step closer to a new government that would send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc into opposition. The prospective partners said Friday they have a major opportunity to modernize Europe’s biggest

By JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEH Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — A teenager in Liberia who has become a national hero after finding $50,000 and returning it to its rightful owner said he will meet with the country’s president next week. Emmanuel Tuloe told The Associated Press that he has been invited to meet President George Weah

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s daily tolls of coronavirus infections and deaths have surged to another record in a quickly mounting figure that has put a severe strain on the country’s health care system. The government’s coronavirus task force on Friday reported 32,196 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 999 deaths in

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A bus transporting oil refinery workers tipped into a sinkhole in the center of Greece’s second-largest city as storms continue to batter the country, damaging roads, closing schools and causing the deaths of at least two people. Authorities said all 15 people on the bus in Thessaloniki were unharmed. Hundreds of

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish police say a woman who was seriously injured in last month’s huge apartment building explosion and fire in Sweden has died. At least 140 apartments were damaged and four people were seriously hurt, including the woman who has now died. Earlier this month, the suspect in the explosion was found